For all the time you spend online, you probably spend most of it searching for stuff. So why settle for the most basic Google experience? Here are 10 ways to beef up and speed up your Google searches and find stuff easier.

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8. Endlessly Scroll Through Results

If you really have to dig deep, clicking "Next" on each page can get to be a hassle. Autopagerize is a user script that allows you to keep scrolling and scrolling forever, so you don't have to constantly click next (or back) to move between pages.

7. Make Google Cache Better

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Sometimes, you click on a result and the page is no longer there. Maybe it's temporarily down, or maybe it's gone forever. However, you can still access it with Google Cache—just click the instant preview button for that page and click "Cache" to see it. Of course, if you try to follow any links on that page, they could lead to a downed page too, so install Google Cache Comeback—it'll make all those links lead to their cached pages, so you never run into a 404 again.

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4. Highlight Your Search Terms on the Resulting Pages

So you've gotten some results for your search terms, but then once you click on the page, you can't find where it actually used those words. You could just use Ctrl+F to find them, but Google Quick Scroll will do it for you. Just install it in Chrome and get to searching. It'll highlight your search terms on any of the resulting pages without you having to lift a finger.

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2. Add Custom Searches to Your Browser

If you really want to speed up your Google searches, why not make them before you even visit Google? You already know you can search from your browser's address bar, but your address bar can do oh-so-much more. Want to search a specific site without typing out the whole site: operator? Use a custom search keyword. Want to search for results from the past year without having to click that option later on? Custom search keywords can do that too. Check out our list of custom searches you should enable right now (and its follow-up list) for ideas.

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1. Know When Not to Google

Sometimes, Google just isn't the best search engine to use. If you're looking for something very specific, there might be a lesser-known search engine that suits you better, like the cruft-free Blekko or the data-driven Wolfram Alpha. Google will always have something for you, but if you're not having a lot of luck (or if the results are just taking to long to find), check out our list of other worthwhile search engines and when to use them to keep up on your alternatives.